This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some new music that’s flying underneath the mainstream radar - buried treasures! They’ll also pay tribute to Steve Albini.

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Featured Songs:

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, "Emergence," The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, Impulse!, 2024

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Big Black, "Kerosene," Atomizer, Homestead, 1986

Big Black, "Cables," Pigpile, Touch and Go, 1992

Nirvana, "Serve the Servants," In Utero, DGC, 1993

Shellac, "The End of Radio," The End of Radio, Touch and Go, 2019

Shirlette Ammons, "Short," Spectacles, Self-Released, 2024

Mikey Moo, "Uncomfortable Silence," Uncomfortable Silence (Single), Killroom, 2024

C Turtle, "Shake it Down," Expensive Thrills, Blitzcat, 2024

Oh Hiroshima, "Secret Youth," All Things Shining, Pelagic, 2024

Phoebe Go, "7 Up," Marmalade, AWAL, 2024

Gloom Girl MFG, "Crimes," Polycrisis, Sign From The Universe, 2024

Mint Mile, "Sunbreaking," Rough Rider, Comedy Minus One, 2024

Pillow Queens, "Suffer," Name Your Sorrow, Royal Mountain, 2024

The Dream Syndicate, "Tell Me When It's Over," The Days of Wine and Roses, Ruby Records/Slash, 1982

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In this bonus episode Jim adds two versions of the same song about encountering a trans person to the Desert Island Jukebox.

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In this bonus episode, Jim and Greg pay tribute to musician, recording engineer, writer and Chicago legend Steve Albini, who died May 7 at the age of 61. They're also joined by their production staff to discuss Albini's cultural legacy.

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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are chatting with Mary Timony about her illustrious career and new solo album! Plus, they review albums from Boris and English Teacher.

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Featured Songs:

Mary Timony, "No Thirds," Untame The Tiger, Merge, 2024

Coaltar of the Deepers, "Melody," "Hello There", U-disper, 2024

BØRIS, "Serial Tear," "Hello There", U-disper, 2024

Coaltar of the Deepers, "Killing Another," "Hello There", U-disper, 2024

English Teacher, "R&B," This Could Be Texas, Island, 2024

English Teacher, "The World's Biggest Paving Slab," This Could Be Texas, Island, 2024

English Teacher, "You Blister My Paint," This Could Be Texas, Island, 2024

English Teacher, "Broken Biscuits," This Could Be Texas, Island, 2024

Mary Timony, "The Guest," Untame The Tiger, Merge, 2024

Mary Timony, "Don't Disappear," Untame The Tiger, Merge, 2024

The Singing Nun, "Dominique," The Singing Nun, Philips, 1962

Mary Timony, "Untame the Tiger," Untame The Tiger, Merge, 2024

Mary Timony, "Dominoes," Untame The Tiger, Merge, 2024

Shuggie Otis, "Strawberry Letter 23," Freedom Flight, Epic, 1971

Jethro Tull, "Songs from the Wood," Songs from the Wood, Chrysalis, 1977

Phoebe Go, "7 Up," Marmalade, AWAL, 2024

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In this bonus episode, Greg traces the evolution of one song that began with Herbie Hancock in 1964.

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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are sharing their favorite songs about babies! They’ll also hear selections from the production staff. Plus, they review the new record from Taylor Swift.

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Featured Songs:

Stevie Wonder, "Isn't She Lovely," Songs in the Key of Life, Tamla, 1976

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Taylor Swift, "Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)," The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, Republic, 2024

Taylor Swift, "The Tortured Poets Department," The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, Republic, 2024

Taylor Swift, "Florida!!! (feat. Florence + the Machine)," The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, Republic, 2024

Taylor Swift, "But Daddy I Love Him," The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, Republic, 2024

Taylor Swift, "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me," The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, Republic, 2024

Brian Eno, "Put a Straw Under Baby," Taking Tiger Mountain: By Strategy, Island, 1974

Jimi Hendrix, "Belly Button Window," The Cry of Love, Reprise, 1971

Adeem the Artist, "Rotations," ANNIVERSARY, Four Quarters Thirty Tigers, 2024"

Camila, "Todo Cambió," Todo Cambió, Sony BMG Norte, 2006

Talking Heads, "Stay Up Late," Little Creatures, Sire, 1985

Joni Mitchell, "Little Green," Blue, Reprise, 1971

Tupac Shakur, ""Letter 2 My Unborn,"" Until the End of Time, Amaru Death Row Interscope, 2001

The Beatles, "Golden Slumbers," Abbey Road, Apple, 1969

Loretta Lynn, "One's On The Way," One's On The Way, Decca, 1972

Phil Collins, "You'll Be In My Heart," Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack, Walt Disney, 1999

Howie B, "Music For Babies," Music For Babies, Island, 1996

Lauryn Hill, " To Zion," The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Ruffhouse, 1998

Mary Timony, "The Guest," Untame The Tiger, Merge, 2024

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In this bonus episode, Jim adds "one of the greatest songs of all time" to the Desert Island Jukebox. He was inspired by finally stumbling across "Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me" on Netflix.

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk all-things college radio with Dr. Katherine Rye Jewell, author of Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio. Jim and Greg also review the latest records from Alejandro Escovedo and Vampire Weekend.

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Featured Songs:

R.E.M., "Radio Free Europe," Murmur, I.R.S., 1983

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Alejandro Escovedo, "John Conquest," Echo Dancing, Yep Roc, 2024

Alejandro Escovedo, "Too Many Tears," Echo Dancing, Yep Roc, 2024

Alejandro Escovedo, "Bury Me," Echo Dancing, Yep Roc, 2024

Alejandro Escovedo, "Last to Know," Echo Dancing, Yep Roc, 2024

Vampire Weekend, "Prep-School Gangsters," Only God Was Above Us, Columbia, 2024

Vampire Weekend, "Mary Boone," Only God Was Above Us, Columbia, 2024

Vampire Weekend, "Ice Cream Piano," Only God Was Above Us, Columbia, 2024

Vampire Weekend, "Gen-X Cops," Only God Was Above Us, Columbia, 2024

Man or Astro-man?, "Television Fission," Experiment Zero, Touch and Go, 1996

The Replacements, "Left of the Dial," Tim, Sire, 1985

Pixies, "Monkey Gone to Heaven," Doolittle, Elektra, 1989

Phil Collins, "You'll Be in My Heart," Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack, Walt Disney, 1999

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In this bonus episode, we share producer Andrew Gill's side project, "Rock That Doesn't Roll." Their second season launches this week, so we're sharing an episode they did last season with David Bazan of Pedro The Lion.

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, the eclectic garage-rock duo who recently released their twelfth studio album. Jim and Greg also review new records from Shabaka and Hurray for the Riff Raff.

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Featured Songs:

The Black Keys, "Beautiful People (Stay High)," Ohio Players, Easy Eye Sound, 2024

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Shabaka, "Insecurities (feat. Moses Sumney)," Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace, Impulse!, 2024

Shabaka, "I'll Do Whatever You Want (feat. Floating Points, Laraaji)," Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace, Impulse!, 2024

Shabaka, "Body To Inhabit (feat. E L U C I D)," Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace, Impulse!, 2024

Shabaka, "As The Planets And The Stars Collapse," Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace, Impulse!, 2024

Hurray For The Riff Raff, "Snake Plant (The Past Is Still Alive)," The Past Is Still Alive, Nonesuch, 2024

Hurray For The Riff Raff, "Buffalo," The Past Is Still Alive, Nonesuch, 2024

Hurray For The Riff Raff, "Vetiver," The Past Is Still Alive, Nonesuch, 2024

Hurray For The Riff Raff, "Ogallala," The Past Is Still Alive, Nonesuch, 2024

The Black Keys, "This Is Nowhere," Ohio Players, Nonesuch, 2024

The Black Keys, "You'll Pay," Ohio Players, Nonesuch, 2024

The Black Keys, "Only Love Matters," Ohio Players, Nonesuch, 2024

The Black Keys, "On The Game," Ohio Players, Nonesuch, 2024

The Black Keys, "Forgot To Be Your Lover," Ohio Players, Nonesuch, 2024

The Black Keys, "Paper Crown (feat. Beck and Juicy J)," Ohio Players, Nonesuch, 2024

Cumbia en Moog, "Cumbia de Sal," The Afrosound of Colombia, Vol. 1, Discos Fuentes, 1976

The Ambassadors, "I Really Love You," Cooler Than Ice: Arctic Records and the RIse of Philly Soul, Jamie, 2012

R.E.M., "Radio Free Europe," Murmur, I.R.S., 1983

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In this bonus episode, Greg adds a song to the Desert Island Jukebox from an artist was grouped in with neo-soul, but never really fit into that scene comfortably.

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